Xbox
EA Sports FC 27 Early Access and Game Pass Ultimate Trial Live on Xbox Today
September 18 brings FC 27 Ultimate Edition early access on Xbox plus a 10-hour trial for Game Pass Ultimate members, alongside a pile of smaller day-one launches.
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PlayStation
Control Resonant Hands-On: Remedy’s Paranormal Sequel Hits PS5 September 24
PlayStation Blog’s hands-on paints Control Resonant as a weirder, city-scale sequel leaving the Oldest House behind — launching on PS5 next week.
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch 2 Update 23.0.0 Adds Docked VRR and Full Console-to-Console Transfers
Firmware 23.0.0 brings variable refresh rate output in TV mode (with a dock update), complete data transfer between Switch 2 systems, and Mii editor BGM.
Game news
Heart Machine Lays Off Nearly Everyone After Publisher Pulls Funding
Hyper Light Drifter studio head Alx Preston says nearly all staff were laid off after a publisher walked away from an unannounced project mid-week.
Xbox
Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026: Kojima’s Physint Casts Bill Skarsgård, Plus a Stack of Trailers
Xbox’s TGS broadcast closed with Hideo Kojima confirming Bill Skarsgård as Physint’s lead, after a slate of trailers from Modern Warfare 4 to Persona 4 Revival.
PlayStation
Shape of Dreams Launches on PS5 Today With Cross-Play and The Starless Path Update
Lizard Smoothie’s co-op roguelite arrives on PlayStation 5 with unified cross-play lobbies and its largest update yet baked in at launch.
Nintendo
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Hits Switch 2 as Nintendo’s September 17 Download Headliner
Intelligent Systems’ new Fire Emblem launches exclusively on Switch 2 today, alongside Diablo IV’s Age of Hatred Collection on Nintendo’s new hardware.
Xbox
Xbox Project Helix: AMD-Powered Next-Gen Console With Developer Kits in 2027
Microsoft’s Project Helix is a first-party next-gen Xbox with a custom AMD SoC, PC+console play goals, and developer alpha hardware planned for 2027.
PlayStation
PS5 Update 14.0 Turns On Enhanced PSSR by Default for PS5 Pro
Sony’s September 16 system update makes Enhanced PSSR Image Quality the default on PS5 Pro, plus voice-chat and Community Activity tweaks.
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch 2 Bundles Pair Mario Kart World and Sports Resort With Online Time
Nintendo’s official Switch 2 bundles add Mario Kart World this month and Sports Resort on October 22 — each with three months of Switch Online.